<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:44:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/tinwhistle/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am no stranger to recording, but this is a new project. At the end of last year, I felt the call from God to start recording music again (I had gotten weary of the sheer legwork and marketing involved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/prayer-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/prayer-music</guid><category><![CDATA[bardic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2019 23:08:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ6FBWkHKbpr2t64YvTkRGbq8J2nEubsPB4KmSQVmmgRG24fsedrjTws2u9Swk5PpBs1naMsfH2afyeZDCvrdFJ1svzsAte9d3brFv2obRCVWKfyGR22Bv6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Merry Christmas — Breton style!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas! 🎄🥰 Here is a beautiful carol from Brittany (the region of northern France and moden-day Normandy), that I learned some years ago by ear from the Chieftain’s “A Celtic Wedding” album.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/merry-christmas-breton-style</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/merry-christmas-breton-style</guid><category><![CDATA[bardic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2018 23:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5w5R61DFB3RgwGdsY2oJYPsKWmAeRRU9ft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brighter Days: a Celtic E.P.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Available for purchase at As I mentioned in my previous post, this holiday season is going by SO FAST. 😳 Between all the baking, reading up on the healing musician texts for use in my music ministry,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/brighter-days-a-celtic-e-p</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/brighter-days-a-celtic-e-p</guid><category><![CDATA[bardic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 21:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHat8ZLk6dqLhud4T4PbA5XGHmUz6uaTJj7sE3DnaAma5AVTBgtz512vrYQ7vicSGoWj2SeYcDX45Hw8ymaH5CWYrBzGqpeBk5j9XkSgve8txHdvjGGFhUi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kitchen Sessions: Con Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s Jig]]></title><description><![CDATA[Con Cassidy’s + Daniel Collins’ Father’s Jig on my Celtic Sweetone. 🎶 These were two of the earliest jigs I learned, thanks to my grandmother’s support of my Irish music habit. She saw in the newspaper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/kitchen-sessions-con-cassidy-s-daniel-collins-father-s-jig</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/kitchen-sessions-con-cassidy-s-daniel-collins-father-s-jig</guid><category><![CDATA[bardic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 01:31:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4hFTCaDLgy7CTLbNBfFvApiEstVHquW8tN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apples in Winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[BRRRR! 😶❄️🌬 It was a VERY cold morning here on the farmstead. And yet, a couple of my antique apple trees still carry their fruit! It amazes me. Please enjoy my interpretation of this fun jig, the “Apples]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/apples-in-winter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/apples-in-winter</guid><category><![CDATA[bardic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 19:02:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKwTNHYeSbQh7axAcyhGsFGywQ6nK3LvCU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renegade Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel so renegade. I concealed carried a weapon of musical destruction today... and wanted to pull it out in church amongst unsuspecting worshippers.... (hey, they picked a bunch of songs written in ‘jig’]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/renegade-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bardic/@heatherthebard/renegade-music</guid><category><![CDATA[bardic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 06:30:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ6GQ2U2Cp5spp2EjQ9JqLH6BscXHRNd5t5i6hU1DUnaWt3dKNb4oD6p63v7cmMnXnZYmSFr1jzQpxwGUkRM45ALQ6rqvVEVTy2kZbT7sgdcvwnHi8vueU6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleanor Plunkett]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather cleared up today, even if we are still facing very high winds here. I stand at my kitchen sink and look out the window onto my front yard; the leaves skitter across the damp grass and create]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celtic-music/@heatherthebard/eleanor-plunkett</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celtic-music/@heatherthebard/eleanor-plunkett</guid><category><![CDATA[celtic-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 20:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3qwFx19MgaHr5oMFRuzzACZiZLHf5BWYyt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tinwhistle Belt Holster]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a while now I’ve been oogling the tinwhistle “belt holsters” I occasionally see on Etsy, marketed toward the Ren faire and SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) crowd of which I am a part. The Irish]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/craft/@heatherthebard/tinwhistle-belt-holster</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/craft/@heatherthebard/tinwhistle-belt-holster</guid><category><![CDATA[craft]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHb8eqNW4BCkXBG9hjnuHF8XPa1p7mnsfSyyqv2Rv7Qd5ecENJMR4k4TWYQmQeYBHryNttDqR8HxZKgsGFMLHHTpRFnQ7dZqdPQqkArp4SPdznk7ueMsD7k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dropping My Leaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autumn is in full swing here, and today the winds arrived with much rain and storm. I keep intending to film and record another video, but the weather keeps delaying me. It’s alright. As the season falls]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@heatherthebard/dropping-my-leaves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@heatherthebard/dropping-my-leaves</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 04:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHjEAwXEaWNTz6EUQ3PSrTWGiJDf6mJ4kyfoubCN6iYMU2Vjugv8533HFuPSr59oRBavgissj6TaFbToL73nMLgrdFm6ErSdH9aegbVjAzC5CifY3b45F2e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Butterfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[I boogered my fretting hand thumb again last week and playing my ukulele and guitar is back to hurting. 😢 But you know what they say about musicians: they only stop playing when there is no more music]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/celtic-music/@heatherthebard/the-butterfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/celtic-music/@heatherthebard/the-butterfly</guid><category><![CDATA[celtic-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFVYJymwBiauhdd9rsZwHparr6sDKWZLPpJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interpreting Irish Tunes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thank you for subscribing! This week I’ve got a discussion on how to interpret notated Irish tunes for adding in Ornamentation (if you haven’t already done so, you’ll want to go watch my “Ornamentation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@heatherthebard/interpreting-irish-tunes-7b7247033f3f6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@heatherthebard/interpreting-irish-tunes-7b7247033f3f6</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2018 17:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7VXNYCbtCUjdDXjyTVSS5aMHGSE9BkrL8E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Vibrato in Irish Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few thoughts on vibrato, what it is, and how it should be used in Irish traditional music. 🙂]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/on-vibrato-in-irish-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/on-vibrato-in-irish-music</guid><category><![CDATA[tinwhistle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 19:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQ3ZMhi2qsLbBmfVExSXJkECE4NBLxCoUWA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing Basics]]></title><description><![CDATA[I did a quick video tonight in my kitchen about playing basics: breath control, posture, and a couple easy exercises you can do to practice. We’re almost in the thick of farming season here, and it may]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/playing-basics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/playing-basics</guid><category><![CDATA[tinwhistle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:22:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duSa9398gUtP36YaTPVAv9tDuc2oXh78CuU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitchperfect 12: Planxty Charles O’Connor (cover)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A “planxty” (which, many players choose to interpret as a slow air, because they translate so beautifully), is actually a word that denotes a harp tune of a “sportive and lively character.” It is not an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pitchperfect/@heatherthebard/pitchperfect-12-planxty-charles-o-connor-cover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pitchperfect/@heatherthebard/pitchperfect-12-planxty-charles-o-connor-cover</guid><category><![CDATA[pitchperfect]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:01:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e96mQAmBQw4oBfS4WyHp3YMPjjBy7DjiLWa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic week 81: Planxty Irwin]]></title><description><![CDATA[A “planxty” (which, many players choose to interpret as a slow air, because they translate so beautifully), is actually a word that denotes a harp tune of a “sportive and lively character.” It is not an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@heatherthebard/steemit-open-mic-week-81-planxty-irwin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@heatherthebard/steemit-open-mic-week-81-planxty-irwin</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 17:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e4Gz2P55BiPRp2CP1yTr42Pqfp93eZoi4ii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selecting a Tinwhistle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good morning, all! Today I have for you a video discussing the different types of Tinwhistles, and what you should look for in selecting one. As always, you can leave me questions in the comments. 🙂 And]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/selecting-a-tinwhistle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/selecting-a-tinwhistle</guid><category><![CDATA[tinwhistle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:36:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHwDAwS2GFDs2jyg8oAzwm1BTvTHGqay3Vx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem Music #2: The Apples in Winter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The weather here was FREEZING COLD today, a very rude awakening after the 65*F and sunny springtime weather we had just a mere two days prior. My poor daffodils were bent over and crusted with snow. 😱]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem-music/@heatherthebard/steem-music-2-the-apples-in-winter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem-music/@heatherthebard/steem-music-2-the-apples-in-winter</guid><category><![CDATA[steem-music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 04:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8gEvDWfGR1Gb2zqGPxv5WLZXpUw4WVxxsY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ornamentation in Irish Music: a Quick Primer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I enjoyed doing the Tinwhistle history video so much, that I decided I wanted to do one on ornamentation in Irish music. 🙃 Got questions? Leave them in the comments. 🙂]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/ornamentation-in-irish-music-a-quick-primer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tinwhistle/@heatherthebard/ornamentation-in-irish-music-a-quick-primer</guid><category><![CDATA[tinwhistle]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 23:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eB6HuDGahDr75Ax5sCnSv2t7ATCXHjBnKkz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pitchperfect week 11: “Da Sixereen” (cover)]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to my notes: Tom Anderson (1910-1991) was born in Eshaness on the north-western mainland of Shetland. Widely known as a player, composer, teacher and authority on the music of his native Shetland,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pitchperfect/@heatherthebard/pitchperfect-week-11-da-sixereen-cover</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pitchperfect/@heatherthebard/pitchperfect-week-11-da-sixereen-cover</guid><category><![CDATA[pitchperfect]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 03:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJkEvg2LadaY5YNSsvTFvkvwqVE63w1W1KC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Open Mic Week 80: Mary Finn’s Reel]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was SUCH a beautiful day here, I took a drive with the whistles and ended up in gorgeously green farm country. 💕 I even took some pics: “Mary Finn’s” is a reel I learned a long time ago from the playing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@heatherthebard/steemit-open-mic-week-80-mary-finn-s-reel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/openmic/@heatherthebard/steemit-open-mic-week-80-mary-finn-s-reel</guid><category><![CDATA[openmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[heatherthebard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 01:05:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eQ32Ecqx64SXuifgfsCD8idDgj1sCjZiWDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>